Hi , all ,
Anthony Ayiomamitis ,
Your image with Jupiter is spectacular . Congratulations .
This evening a path where the X-37B will occult Saturn an hour
and a half after Sunset at an altitude of 47 degrees will pass
not far from me .
I estimate that at least 90 % of such opportunities are lost
because the proper technology has not yet been deployed .
What is needed is a narrowcasting service using e-mail or
texting to notify potential observers .
The notifications need to be carefully crafted .
Many observers will need more than one notification .
By e-mail , the subject line can be exploited to make the
message clearer , by , e.g. , giving objects , the time and
the distance : X-37B Saturn 5h 11km .
A link should be provided to the path plotted on google
Earth , or similar .
Also to the best available weather forecast .
Maybe also to a reminder service for temporal customization .
Thomas Fly made some steps in this direction ,
http://iss-transit.sourceforge.net/
Cheers ,
Walter
http://upforthecount.com
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